Author: Dave Ferling

May your Thanksgiving be warm, friendly and plentiful !! As a reminder, this site is not just for obits. If you have an Anniversary or other event you want to share, let us know. Have a great day!

Pamela Wells Beam, 77, South Bend, formerly of Warsaw, passed away Dec. 30, 2020, at St. Joe Regional Medical Center, in South Bend. She was born April 3rd, 1943, in Elkhart to Ruby and Leonard Wells.  Pam graduated from Elkhart High School in 1961.  She attended Indiana University in Bloomington and Indiana University in South…

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May 27, 1943 ~ March 31, 2024 (age 80) James Neal “Jelly” Jellison, 80, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Easter Morning, March 31, 2024 at 3:33 am while convalescing at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. He was born in Elkhart on May 27, 1943 to the late Wavelyn D….

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September 3, 1943 ~ December 8, 2023 (age 80) Roberta Jeanne Taylor, lovingly and professionally known as Bobbie, died December 8, 2023, in Houston, TX, at age 80. Bobbie’s health had steadily declined after she suffered a stroke in July of 2020. She is survived by her son Geoff Fieldbinder, daughter Lara Fieldbinder, and granddaughter Frances Steen….

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Classmates, Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.

A Celebration of Life for Classmate Jeffrey Drummond will be held this Saturday, July 22nd 1-4pm at Billings Funeral Home, 821 Baldwin St, Elkhart. This is a casual event for family and ’61 classmates to gather and celebrate Jeff’s life. Our condolences to Carol and family. We’ll miss you, Jeff.

Jeffrey C. Drummond, 80, of Bristol, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday June 22, 2023 at his home. He was born on December 12, 1942 in Elkhart to the late Delford J. and Florence M. (Stout) Drummond. On March 20, 1993 in Elkhart, Jeff married his best friend Carol A. Hummel. Surviving is his wife of…

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dave Mount on April 20, 2023 at the age 80 while at his home in Marco Island, FL. He and his wife, Mary Ellen, wintered in the 4000 Riviera building, in Hideaway, Marco Island, Florida since 1997 and summered on Diamond Lake in Cassopolis,…

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August 23, 1943 – February 15, 2023 John Michael Perry, Ph.D., age 79 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Hillsborough Township, NJ. Born on August 23, 1943, in Tuscola, IL, son of the late J.C. and Lois Seip Perry, John grew up…

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